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http://www.accountancyage.com/accountancyage/news/2228066/100-pensioners-details-deloitte
By David Jetuah
Accountancy Age
13 Oct 2008
Details of more than 100,000 company pensions have been stolen from a
Deloitte staffer after her laptop was snatched in a handbag theft.
The computer had the pension holders' names, National Insurance numbers
and salary details stored on it but Deloitte has said that there was a
'very very low' risk of anyone being able to access the information, The
Press Association reported.
Deloitte said in a statement: 'A handbag with a Deloitte laptop in it
was stolen from a public place in September. The laptop held information
which included employee details of individuals from a number of
Deloitte's clients. It did not include addresses or bank account
information.
'The theft was immediately reported to the police and relevant clients
were notified.
'The laptop was protected by a number of security measures, including
start up password, operating system user ID / password authentication
and encryption.
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